William B. Conerly, Ph.D

Economic Consultant and Chief Economist of abcInvesting.com

“The greatest financial disaster in modern times.” “An epochal event.” “The end of life as we've known it.” “Too little, too late.” Doomsayer pundits have had a field day. But what does the global financial meltdown and tightening of credit markets mean for Oregonians? Is it possible to reduce risk in a time of financial turbulence? What can we learn from this crisis about what it means to be a part of an interconnected economic world?

Author of Businomics: From the Headlines to the Bottomline: How to Profit in Any Economic Cycle, Conerly is ideally suited to address these issues. His consulting practice connects the dots between the global economy and business decisions.

As co-author of Thinking Economics, a high school textbook in multimedia format used in 24 states, Conerly can explain complexity in simple terms. He has been quoted in Fortune Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, and interviewed on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CNBC, CNN as well as many local stations.

Bill holds a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. He is chief economist of abcInvesting.com, and was previously Senior Vice President at First Interstate Bank. Bill is chairman of the board of Cascade Policy Institute, a member of Governor Ted Kulongoski's Council of Economic Advisors, and a Senior Fellow at The National Center for Policy Analysis.